United States Post Office (Dansville, New York)

U.S. Post Office-Dansville

U.S. Post Office, Dansville, New York, October 2009
Location 100 Main St., Dansville, New York
Coordinates 42°33′35″N 77°41′40″W / 42.55972°N 77.69444°W / 42.55972; -77.69444Coordinates: 42°33′35″N 77°41′40″W / 42.55972°N 77.69444°W / 42.55972; -77.69444
Area less than one acre
Built 1932
Architect US Treasury Dept.; Charles A. Carpenter
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Part of Dansville Downtown Historic District (#07000485)
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference # 88002476[1]
Added to NRHP November 17, 1988

The U.S. Post Office in Dansville, New York, United States, is located on Main Street (NY 63). It was designed and built in 1932-1933, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James A. Wetmore. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and features an unusual stepped parapet above the portico, blind arches above the windows, and elaborate decoration.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] and it is a contributing property in the Dansville Downtown Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dansville Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".


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